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CS/CS/HB 559: Occupational Licensure of Military Spouses

GENERAL BILL by Professions and Public Health Subcommittee ; Regulatory Reform Subcommittee ; Hunschofsky ; Smith, D. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Beltran ; Benjamin ; Eskamani ; Fetterhoff ; Killebrew ; Learned ; Morales ; Robinson, F. ; Sirois ; Woodson

Occupational Licensure of Military Spouses; Requires DOH or applicable board to issue professional license to spouses of active duty members of Armed Forces if certain requirements are met; requires DOH to waive application fee for such license applications; authorizes applicants issued such licenses to renew their licenses if certain requirements are met; requires DOH or applicable board to expedite applications for such licenses.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/3/2022 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 562 (Ch. 2022-85)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/9/2021 House • Filed
11/19/2021 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
• Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
• Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
1/10/2022 House • Added to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee agenda
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/13/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
1/14/2022 House • Reported out of Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/18/2022 House • Original reference removed: Appropriations Committee
• Original reference removed: Commerce Committee
• Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
1/21/2022 House • Added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda
1/25/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
1/26/2022 House • Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
1/28/2022 House • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2/15/2022 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2/17/2022 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/28/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2022)
3/3/2022 House • Substituted SB 562
• Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 562 (Ch. 2022-85)